Romans
12 – Behaving Like a Christian
Paul
reminds us that our attitudes reflect our perspective on life. We as believers
should not be conformed to this world but be transformed in the renewing of our
mind. With a transformed mind, we can allow God to help us choose to have
attitudes that are honoring to Him. He helps us stay positive in any situation.
Paul reminds us that we should offer ourselves as living sacrifices. Being
transformed by the Holy Spirit we have renewed minds. This transformation and
renewal help God’s people know His good, acceptable and perfect will. We are
promised that we can know God’s will when we make tough decisions. We must humbly
pray and seek His guidance, knowing that He will answer. Paul also reminds us
that God created each one of us with great care. Every believer is valuable and
needed by God. Each of us has gifts, given to us by God to use to further his
Kingdom. We should humbly serve with those gifts in whatever circumstance God
has put us in. We should not think of ourselves more highly than what we ought
to think. We should thank God for His great love and serve Him with all our
hearts. Paul reminds us that God’s greatest commandment is to love God and each
other. Every decision we make should be asked of our self as to whether it is
loving toward God or loving toward another person. Paul warns us against
hypocritical love. He advises kindness, diligence, fervent service, joy,
patience, and prayer. In addition, Christians should be known for giving and
for hospitality. Following this advice will help us live to glorify God. Paul
also warns us against conflicts with those who are outside of the faith. We
should not retaliate against evil but to bless our persecutors, refuse to pay
evil for evil and overcome evil with good. That is because God will take care
of the vengeance, repayment, and punishment. God will always handle the
situation for us if we allow Him too. He will do it in His time and in His way.
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